{"id":151397,"date":"2026-02-11T09:51:16","date_gmt":"2026-02-11T09:51:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/151397\/"},"modified":"2026-02-11T09:51:16","modified_gmt":"2026-02-11T09:51:16","slug":"florida-gop-rep-demands-fcc-probe-of-nbc-nfl-over-bad-bunnys-halftime-show","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/151397\/","title":{"rendered":"Florida GOP rep demands FCC probe of NBC, NFL over Bad Bunny’s halftime show"},"content":{"rendered":"

WASHINGTON \u2014 A Florida Republican <\/a>is demanding a federal probe into Puerto Rican rapper Bad Bunny\u2019s \u201cdangerous\u201d and \u201coffensive\u201d Super Bowl halftime show performance<\/a> over the weekend, The Post has learned.<\/p>\n

Rep. Randy Fine accused the rapper of encouraging children to use cocaine and faulted him for dropping F-bombs in Spanish, while calling the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to investigate how NBC Universal and the NFL allowed that \u201cindecent material to be broadcast.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cWhat Americans witnessed during the Super Bowl halftime show with Bad Bunny was despicable and never should be allowed to be shown on television again,\u201d Fine told The Post. <\/p>\n

Bad Bunny used the Spanish version of the F-word and made references to cocaine in his sexualized performance, Rep. Rand Fine noted in his letter. Getty Images<\/p>\n

\u201cWhen over 130 million viewers \u2014 including children \u2014 are subjected to grotesque, leftist garbage, accountability is not optional,\u201d he added. \u201cIn America, our laws are not suggestions, and no matter what foreign language you speak, you must comply.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Sunshine State Republican pointed to Bad Bunny singing phrases such as \u201cEl perico es blanco\u201d and \u201cEl tusi es rosita,\u201d which he says refer to white cocaine and pink tusi<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Fine also griped over the \u201csexually explicit and suggestive lyrics\u201d in Bad Bunny\u2019s performance of \u201cSafaera.\u201d<\/p>\n

Under existing FCC rules<\/a>, obscene, indecent, or profane content is restricted on broadcast television between 6 am and 10 pm. <\/p>\n

\u201cBad Bunny seems to think that since he was performing in a foreign language and encouraging the audience to use the F-word, he can circumvent the FCC regulations and put on a disgusting, inappropriate performance,\u201d Fine wrote in a letter to FCC Chairman Brendan Carr. <\/p>\n

Rep. Randy Fine ripped Bad Bunny for putting on a \u201cdegenerate\u201d performance at the Super Bowl halftime show. ZUMAPRESS.com<\/p>\n

Bad Bunny\u2019s Super Bowl halftime show on Sunday was viewed by over 130 million people. Getty Images<\/p>\n

Fine contended that if an FCC probe determines the NFL and NBC Universal \u201cknowingly allowed this content to air,\u201d the network should be fined, its broadcast license revoked n response.<\/p>\n

\u201cParents should not be forced to expose their children to sexually explicit language, drug glorification, and vulgar content during what is marketed as a family-friendly national event,\u201d Fine added in the letter. <\/p>\n

\u201cWhen a broadcast reaches this scale, the responsibility of the network is absolute. There is no excuse for failure.\u201d<\/p>\n

Bad Bunny, born Benito Antonio Mart\u00ednez Ocasio, had ignited a firestorm on Sunday with his visually intensive, Spanish-only performance during the Sunday showdown between the New England Patriots and Seattle Seahawks.<\/p>\n

Bad Bunny\u2019s performance was intended to pay tribute to Puerto Rican culture, but faced backlash for being entirely in Spanish. REUTERS<\/p>\n

President Trump and other conservatives quickly denounced<\/a> the splashy show, with the GOP leader decrying it as \u201cone of the worst, EVER\u201d and \u201can affront to the Greatness of America,\u201d particularly griping over the discography being exclusively in Spanish.<\/p>\n

The intense backlash prompted Bad Bunny to wipe his Instagram account<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The Post contacted the FCC, NBC Universal, and the NFL for comment. <\/p>\n

Fine previously teased plans<\/a> to send a letter to the FCC complaining about Bad Bunny\u2019s controversial halftime show performance. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"WASHINGTON \u2014 A Florida Republican is demanding a federal probe into Puerto Rican rapper Bad Bunny\u2019s \u201cdangerous\u201d and…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":151398,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[16497,5142,27158,28,30,29,99,4219,72748,4278],"class_list":["post-151397","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-florida","tag-bad-bunny","tag-congress","tag-fcc","tag-florida","tag-florida-headlines","tag-florida-news","tag-politics","tag-republicans","tag-super-bowl-2026","tag-us-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/151397","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=151397"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/151397\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/151398"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=151397"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=151397"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=151397"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}